September 9 : This Day in Music History Deaths

This Day in Music History
Deaths
September 9

1996 : Bill Monroe, American musician, pioneer of bluegrass, born William Smith Monroe, died a few months after suffering a stroke, four days before his 85th birthday.
See also: This Day in Music History Births (13 September 1911)

2002 : Peter Tetteroo, Dutch singer and composer, born Petrus Gerardus Anthonius Tetteroo, died of liver cancer in Delft, Netherlands, at the age of 55. (The Defenders, Peter & Polle, Tee Set)
See also: This Day in Music History Births (8 July 1947)

2004 : Ernie Ball, American entrepreneur, musician and innovator, born Roland Sherwood Ball, died from an ongoing, undisclosed illness, at the age of 74.
See also: This Day in Music History Births (30 August 1930)
In this video Sterling Ball, Ernie's son, is talking about their latest innovations.

2007 : Hughie Thomasson, American guitarist and singer, born Hugh Edward Thomasson, Jr., died in his sleep of a heart attack, in Brooksville, Florida, at the age of 55. (The Outlaws)
See also: This Day in Music History Births (13 August 1952)